Wheel.



W. H. DEAN.

WHEEL.

. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1912. 1 1,068,572. Patented July 29; 1913 L 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. H. DEAN.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1912.

Patented July 29, 1913.

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WILLIAM HOMEWOOD DEAN, NEWARK, DELAWARE.

Application filed Jane 28 To all w/wm. it may concern lie it known that l. Wnmnu ll. DEAN. a ritizen of the United States. residii'ig at Newark. in the eouutv oi Xeweastle and State ol Delaware, have invented new and useful Improvements in \Vheels, oi whirl: the following is a speeilittation.

This invention relates to wheeh, the main object heing to eo-ustr'uet' a wheel entirely of metal, and to provide a eonstrurt'um which will all'ord the desired rigidity Wltlb tout the use of an unneee sar amount ol weight and material.

A further ohjerl of the uneution is to provide means for use in ronnerlion with a l pneumatie tire for disposing ol' and shield" ing the valve stem. 7

The invention (()Ht-1lr-l'h' ol the features of lonstruetion, eomliinath'n and arrangement. of parts, hereinafter full) desrl'ihed and panying drawings, in whirh2-- Figure l is a side elevation ot' the pre l'erred einhodimeut ol' the devire. Fig. 2 is a transverse -seetional \iew taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. Z3 is a side elevation ol' the rim when drlaehed. Fig. l is a side elevation ot a uiodilied l orin ot' the derive. ,l ig. 5 is a transverse seelional view on th line 5- :3 of l ig. -l.

the deviee. Fig. 7 is a, sectional view on the line 7-4" of Fig. l3.

.lloi'erring to the drawings, and in par tieular to Figs. 1, J and 3, it will he seen that .l have provided a. whe l rim desigmited by the numeral 1 and which eomprises an annular body 2 and the peripheral llanges 3 which latter are adapted to have a tire. shoe att'aehed th reto in an suitable manner. The annular hod v 2 is provided with inwardly ex ending rurved enlargements l at spaced intervals which are. provided with transverse hol-t openings In the construction of the wheel, eireular ale plates 6 having central flattened portions 7, outwardly and inwardly mnverging body portions 8 and the flattened outer portions 9 are plaeled against either side of the. rim so that their flattened outer portions 9 engage the opposite faces 10 of the annular body 2 of the rim, and are secured to the rim by means of transverse bolts 11 which pass through the flattened portions 9 and the said annular rim body. The plates (1 are provided adjacent one edge thereof with Specification of Letters Patent.

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a side elevation ot a serond luodilieation ol' WHEEL.

Patented J uiy 1912. Serial No. 705,533.

ialinii'ig eut away portions 12 which are adapted to register with thespaee or aper lure lli provided hetweeii the annular body portion 2 of the rim at this point and a smuiwirrular extension or shield ll t'ormed thereon. 'lln h eld li provided with a pluralit ol' spared. transverse openings l3 adapted to rereii'e att'aehing holts 16 passing through aliuing openings in the side plates. An o ieniug l? provided in the wheel rim in commuuieatiun with the spare 13 for the reeeption of a valve stem i in whose inner extremity, provided with in sen-w rap 15'. may he 'n'operly prhteeted I l v the rim and the shield H, and yet, is

l readily arressihle when it is desired to rel mow th eap for inllation of the tire. The

l side plates o are provided with alined, cenl tral. openings 20 \Vllllll are adapted tohave l inserted therein a e \-'lindrieal huh member j 2!. rireular reinl'oreng plate 22 having l a eeuiral opening 2.; is seeured to the outer l 'l'aee ol' earh side plate by means of bolts and entr:'ill with respeel thereto'so that its opening registers with the. plate opening it! and surroiiuds the outer portions of the huh meniher fl. 'lhe extremities ol' the said huh meinher are bent outwardly (2r upset'so as to provide annular flanges it whirl engage the outer laws of the rein l'ort-ing plates 2;. The outer portions of the reinforcing plates 2'3 are'dished or bent inwardly. as at '3 so as to bear evenly against. the ineliued portions 8 of the side i plates (3. It will also he noted that the shield memher H has its side fates 26 inelined outwardly toward the (enter of the wheel so as to hear ewnlv against the sail inelined portions 8 ol the side plates.

in Figs. l and. 5i i have shown a modified form ol' the wheel whirh is similar in eonstrurtiou to the previouslw (leseribml form thereol', except. that the side'plates Q? are eoneaved, as at 3h. 'l'rom their eeutral lat portions 2% to their outer llat portions 30.

The eurved enlargements 3; and the shield further modification, identical in construction with the previously described structures or forms of the invention, with the exception of the formation of the side plates, the rein forcing plates, and the shield. The side plates in this instance have their outer faces convexed, as at Ill, from their central portions to their outer flat portions 36. The reinforcing plates 37 have their outer portions bent outwardly, at 38, to correspond with the con surface of the side plates. The curved enlargements 39 and the shield (not shown) have their outer side faces 40 convexed so as to evenly engage the inner concaved faces of the side plates.

From this construction it will appearthat I have provided a wheel constructed totally of metal and which is light in weight and yet constructed so as to be very strong and durable. l

that is claimed is: i

' 1. A wheel of the class described comprising a hub member, a pair of spaced, circular side plates provided with central openings receiving the hub member and fixedly secured thereon, a rim encircling the outer peripheries of said side plates and comprising an annular body disposed lmtw'ecn the said plates and laterally extending peripheral flanges, an inwardhk curved shield member formed on the body portion of said rim and disposed between the said side plates, said side plates being provided with alined cutaway portions in their outer edges in alinemeat with the. recess formed l'letween the said shield and the body portion of theri n, an inwardly extending valve stem receiving opening provided in the rim in communication with the said recess, and means for attaching the said plates to the rim and the hub member.

2. A wheel of the class described comprising a hub member, a p ir of spaced, circular -side plates secured centrally to said hub, the

said plates converging outwardly, a rim encircling the outer peripheries of said plates and comprising an annular body portion disposed between the outer edges of the side plates and laterally extending peri 'iheral flanges abutting the edges of said plates, a plurality of inwardly curved enlargements formed on the rim body with their side faces inclined for even contact will the inner con verging faces of the side plates, and a curved shield formed on the said Tim between the side plates with its side faces inclined for engagement. therewith, said side plates being cut away adjacent. the inner face of the shield to provide openings registering with the recess formed between the shield and the rim body, said rim being provided with a valve stem opening in conununication with the said recess.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in presence of two 'Wil' 'iBSSQS.

WILLIAM litllvliCWt)t)l) DEA Witnesses M, DONNRLL, L. G. Comrnm'. 

